Gives readers a close-up look at key figures from a variety of arenas--from sports to politics--offering insight into each person's early life, inspirations, and the struggles they faced on their rise to greatness.
Library Binding
(Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, Aug. 1, 2003)
Looks at the departments and agencies that make up the executive branch of the government, working on issues involving the environment, foreign policy, national defense, and the economy.
Discusses the history of the presidency, the many duties of the president at home and abroad, and looks at specific presidents during key periods in history.
Paperback
(Gareth Stevens Pub Secondary Lib, July 1, 2004)
Text with sidebars, photographs, and a timeline chronicle the life of the first African-American appointed to the position of Secretary of State through his sixty-seventh birthday in 2004.